Abstract
The evaluation was organized by the Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Center (EHEAC). The evaluation was carried out through an examination of documents and a series of site visits, interviews and consultations with the research staff and with students over the period February 12-17, 2002. To summarise, the ratings of the various units/research groups are tabled below. The Team has tried to find the best balance of earlier evaluations and formed a general overview of the units and their future possibilities. Productivity has been rated based on the number of examinations and papers published in high level international Journals. There is one research area (Semiconductor Materials Research) that is performing well when compared to the other units. However, the production of graduate students should be better. The Department of Polymer Materials has problems with the age of the staff, hence its future has been ranked as satisfactory only. The Department and University should really try to attract younger researchers to be able to overcome the problems and to guarantee the continuation of teaching and research of polymer science in Estonia. The present situation is jeopardizing the future of polymer research in the whole country. Practically the problem can be solved within the University with proper adjustments in money allocation.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tallinn |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| MoE publication type | D4 Published development or research report or study |
Keywords
- evaluation
- higher education
- chemical research
- polymer research
- material science research
- Estonia